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In my art history degree course, we did a module on palimpsests—medieval sheets of parchment so costly that, once the text was no longer needed, the sheets were simply scraped clean and reused, leaving the old writing faintly visible through the new. Later, Renaissance artists used the word pentimenti, repentances, to describe mistakes or alterations that were covered with new paint, only to be revealed years or even centuries later as the paint thinned with time, leaving both the original and t
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― The Girl Before
― The Girl Before
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Try not to drive yourself crazy attempting to be completely original. People need at least a portion of familiarity in order to relate.
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― Specks of Shadows, Flecks of Light
― Specks of Shadows, Flecks of Light
